In this volume the results of a comparative analysis are presented that deal with processes of leaving the parental home among young adults who grew up in Germany. Using the first wave data of the German Generations and Gender Survey the move-outs of autochthonous Germans and Turkish immigrants are compared to each other. The study is guided by theoretical considerations from migration research, family sociology of as well as the research on intergenerational relations. An approximation of the patterns of leaving the parental home between autochthonous Germans and immigrants of Turkish origin would be a pertinent indicator of integration and acculturation, as moving out of the parental home generally requires intergenerational reconciliation and can be heavily influenced by the norms and values of both the parents’ and children’s generation. The results of the analyses indicate that value orientations indeed have a significant impact on the moving-out behaviour of individuals - be they Turkish immigrants or autochthonous Germans. Particularly pronounced are differences with respect to gender between both groups. A core finding of the study is that leaving the parental home among the Turkish immigrants is much more connected to marriage and family formation than it is the case for autochthonous Germans. For the latter group, however, over the birth cohorts a decoupling between the events of leaving the parental home and marriage is observable, whereas such a trend is not detectable for immigrants of Turkish origin.